Sony RX10 IV vs Sony RX10 III vs Sony RX10 II

By admin, on September 13th, 2017

Sony RX10 IV

It’s really interesting to see how recently announced Sony rx10 4 compete against its predecessor Sony rx10 III and Sony rx10 II.

I was one of the lucky person who witness the live announcement of Sony rx10 4, we have no doubt that the new generation of rx10 camera Does have a bunch of new features that helps the User experience to the next level.

But before you decide to get one of these camera take a look at the specs comparison below and how this camera take against each other.

Sony RX10 IV vs Sony RX10 III vs Sony RX10 II

Specification

Sony RX10 IV

Sony RX10 III

Sony RX10 II

Announcement Date

Sep 12, 2017

Mar 29, 2016

Jun 10, 2015

Sensor Type

BSI CMOS

BSI CMOS

BSI CMOS

Sensor Resolution

20 megapixels

20.2 MP

20.2 MP

Sensor Size

13.2 x 8.8mm (1″)

13.2 x 8.8mm (1″)

13.2 x 8.8mm (1″)

Native ISO Range

64-25600

64-25600

64-25600

Image Processor

Bionz X

Bionz X

Bionz X

Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

No

No

Phase Detection Autofocus Points

315

N/A

N/A

Focal Length in 35mm Equiv

24–600 mm

24–600 mm

24–200 mm

Optical Zoom

25X

25X

8.3X

Lens Aperture

F2.4–4

F2.4–4

F2.8

Integrated ND Filter

No

No

No

Maximum Shutter Speed

1/2000 sec

1/2000 sec

1/2000 sec

Max Shutter Electronic

1/32000 sec

1/32000 sec

1/32000 sec

Startup Time

N/A

2.8 sec

2.8 sec

Anti Distortion Shutter

Yes

No

No

Auto ISO Min Shutter Speed

No

No

No

EVF

OLED

N/A

Optional

Flash Hotshoe

Yes

No

Yes

Built-in Flash

Yes

Yes

Yes

Continuous Shooting Speed

24.0 fps

10 fps

10 fps

Buffer Size

13 JPEG / 13 RAW

13 JPEG / 13 RAW

LCD Screen

3.0″ Tilting

3.0″ Tilting

3.0″ Tilting, +90°/-40°

Touch Screen

Yes

No

No

Video Recording

4K Video Recording

4K

1080p, up to 60 fps

S-Log2/S-Gamut

No

No

Slow Motion Video

High speed modes at 240, 480, 960 fps

High speed modes at 240, 480, 960 fps

High speed modes at 240, 480, 960 fps

Slow Motion Video Duration

N/A

N/A

Built-in WiFi

Yes

No

Yes

Battery Life (CIPA)

400 Shots

420 shots

350 shots

Weight

1095 g with battery and memory card

1095 g with battery and memory card

813 g with battery and memory card

Size

133 x 94 x 145 mm

102×58×36mm

102×58×38mm

Current Price

One of the most important and noticeable thing with Sony RX10 IV camera is the introduction of new hybrid BSI CMOS sensor that enables 315 phase detector points within the sensor.

it is really one of the biggest advantage of Sony rx10 4 camera, since the predecessor were limited to contrast detect AF system only.

Installation of new hybrid sensor increases the focusing a speed of RX10 IV camera 2X even while creating a shooting video. Sony claims that the recently announced Sony rx10 4 camera features world fastest autofocusing speed of 0.03 second.

New features are also introduced such as Focus limiter / AF-on/ Touch Focus and High density focus.

The continuous shooting speed of the camera. Now the Sony rx10 4 camera can shoot 24 frames per second with continuous autofocus and AF tracking support. wheread the predecessor Sony rx10 III camera was limited to 10 frames per second only. it is clearly one of the biggest advantage of the recently announced RX series camera you get 14 extra frames per second which is really insane.

Finally Sony RX10 IV camera also features 4K video capability whereas the X10 III & II was limited to full HD mode. One of the biggest advantage as we have already discussed above is the introduction of hybrid auto focusing system inside the RX series camera and hence you get 2x more autofocusing speed while creating a video which is clearly one of the biggest advantage of this model.

8 comments to Sony RX10 IV vs Sony RX10 III vs Sony RX10 II

You missed out the very important inclusison in the Mk IV of the addition of a microphone IN jack as well as a headphone jack to monitor the audio being recorded.
Also I have seen the Slow Motion Video Duration mentioned on a YT video somewhere, by a Sony man I think.

Great camera, but… I was waiting for an update about the RX10, but I’m afraid I will continue to wait. There is still no option for the geotagging! This camera seems to be done for the traveler, but without GPS or available option for this camera permitting the geotagging, it becomes less and less attractive. Nikon at least offers some third party for geotagging. YM.

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